2. Verb. (third-person singular of bear) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bears
1. bear [v] - See also: bear
Medical Definition of Bears
1. Plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bears
Literary usage of Bears
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"bears are very, very smart. If they get food from a person once, they're likely
to think it can happen again, and that's how you end up with bears in ..."
2. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation by Charles Darwin (1864)
"bears on natural selection—The term used in a wide sense—Geometrical powers of
increase—Rapid increase of naturalised animals and plants—Nature of the ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"Another dietetic proverb ; though it now bears a different signification from
... Some Bulgarian shepherds, travelling the empire with performing bears and ..."
4. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"... they believe that the ancestors of the clans were bears, deer, wolves, hares,
and so forth; and that at death the members of each clan become bears, ..."
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